The future of the European Court of Human Rights
16/03/2011 //
A High Level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights will be organised in Izmir, Turkey, on 26 and 27 April 2011. The conference will provide an important opportunity to take stock of the progress made since the Interlaken Conference in February 2010 and take essential decisions for further work, whilst also reflecting upon the long-term future of the Court - with no less than over 140,000 cases now pending before it.
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An ever increasing number of applications pending before the European Court of Human Rights is jeopardising the proper functioning of the control system of the European Convention on Human Rights. At present more than 140,000 cases are pending before the Court, of which more than 90% are deemed to be inadmissible. The consequence of a steadily increasing volume of cases is that the length of proceedings before the Court can be excessive, and ambitious measures to save the control system are, therefore, urgently needed.
The Izmir Conference pursues three main goals. The first is to make a preliminary assessment of the impact of Protocol No. 14. The second is to take stock of what has been achieved by the reform process launched by the Interlaken conference that took place in February 2010, and the third is to reflect upon further ideas for pursuing that reform.
For more information about the reform process and the Izmir Conference consult the Council of Europe's webpage "Reform of the European Court of Human Rights".
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